BYD Han L EV and PHEV sedan starting at 28,600 USD launched in China

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Apr 9, 2025 5:56 PM CEST

Dong Yi Chen

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On April 9, BYD’s new Han L sedan officially entered the Chinese market, available in EV and PHEV variants.

EV:

701km LiDAR Premium: 219,800 yuan (30,000 USD)
701km LiDAR Flagship: 239,800 yuan (32,700 USD)
AWD LiDAR Flagship: 279,800 yuan (38,100 USD)

PHEV:

200km LiDAR Premium: 209,800 yuan (28,600 USD)
200km LiDAR Flagship: 229,800 yuan (31,300 USD)
AWD LiDAR Flagship: 259,800 yuan (35,400 USD)

Built based on BYD’s Super e-Platform, the Han L EV comes standard with an 1000V high-voltage architecture, a 30,000 RPM motor, dual-gun charging, and a Flash Charging Battery with a 10C charging rate, which can recharge 400 km of range in 5 minutes, 10% to 70% in 6 minutes, and 0% to 100% in 20 minutes.

Positioned as a mid-to-large sedan, the BYD Han L has a body size of 5050/1960/1505 mm and a wheelbase of 2970 mm. The exterior paint variants are inspired by Chinese porcelain, including silver, ink green, black, and gray, according to the official.

Intelligent driving is supported by BYD’s “God’s Eye” B (DiPilot 300) system to realize urban and highway navigation on autopilot, autonomous valet parking, autonomous parking assistance, remote parking assistance, automatic emergency braking, and blind spot monitoring, just to name a few. The onboard sensors include a lidar, five millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 12 cameras.

Im terms of power, the EV is available in RWD and AWD while the PHEV is available in FWD and AWD.

RWD: 500 kW (671 hp)/420 Nm rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, 5.5 seconds to accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h, 240 km/h top speed, 83.212 kWh second-generation BYD Blade battery, 701 km CLTC range
AWD: 230 kW (308 hp) front and 580 kW (778 hp) rear permanent magnet synchronous motors, 83.212 kWh second-generation BYD Blade battery, 601 km CLTC range, 2.7 seconds to accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h

The PHEV variant is powered by BYD’s 5th generation DM technology consisting of a 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 115 kW (154 hp) and a peak torque of 225 Nm, matched with 29.4 kWh BYD Blade battery, providing 200 km and 180 km CLTC pure electric ranges as well as a 1400 km comprehensive range.

FWD: 200 kW (268 hp)/315 Nm front permanent magnet synchronous motor, 6.9 seconds to accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h, 200 km/h top speed
AWD: dual 200 kW/315 Nm front and 200 kW/355 Nm rear motors, 3.9 seconds to accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h

It is worth pointing out that the DM-p system can freely switch between two-wheel and four-wheel drives, supports terrain recognition to switch driving modes intelligently, and an AI energy consumption management system, which can save up to 18% fuel, claimed by BYD.

Coming to the interior, the dashboard is decorated with wood materials. The cockpit is powered by BYD’s DiLink 150 system with a 4nm cockpit chip and features a floating 15.6-inch central control screen, a 10.25-inch LCD instrument panel, a W-HUD, and a flat-bottom steering wheel.

The front seats support heating, ventilation, and massage functions; and the rear seats are equipped with a central armrest. Other configurations including a 7L cooling and heating refrigerator, 50W wireless charging, 12 airbags, and Dynaudio speakers are present.